Patent describes way to use blockchain technology for the sale and transfer of domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,645,370 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Transferring a domain name on a secondary ... Continue Reading1 Comment
WebSec Holdings, B.V. tries Plan B reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint after trying to buy the domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that WebSec Holdings, B.V., a cybersecurity company in the Netherlands, attempted to reverse domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
“Actual” domain hijacking in crazy cybersquatting dispute
· Policy & LawPanelist says the Complainant's actions went beyond just reverse domain name hijacking. A panelist has ruled that an NFT company not only committed reverse domain name hijacking but it is also guilty of "actual" domain name hijacking. Euclid ... Continue Reading1 Comment
No surprise: WIPO kicks boot company to the curb in Thursday.com dispute
· Policy & LawThursday Boot Company tried to reverse domain name hijack thursday.com Sometimes you'd be willing to bet that a UDRP will result in a reverse domain name hijacking finding based on the domain alone, before even seeing the facts. Thursday.com is one ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Presonate.com dispute ends in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawMan registered domain well before Complainant existed. A Hungarian company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking presonate.com. Presonate Zrt filed the dispute against a person in India who registered the domain in ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN Board: no foul play in .web auction
· Policy & LawICANN Board gives approval to contract the .web top level domain. The ICANN Board of Directors has determined that an agreement between Nu Dot Co and Verisign for the .web top level domain name did not violate the new TLD application terms. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Court dismisses case against GoDaddy over 968.com domain
· Policy & LawJudge dismisses case against GoDaddy for locking domain name. U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit filed against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) over the domain name 968.com. In the lawsuit, Yuming Hao stated that she acquired ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Automattic defends .blog premium model
· Policy & LawThe registry itself was named in a cybersquatting case. Automattic, which operates the .blog top level domain through its company Knock Knock Whois There (KKWT), has successfully defended a .blog domain in an interesting cybersquatting ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Supplements company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & Law"...there was essentially no evidence in support of the necessary facts," the panel wrote. Attorney John Berryhill has his second reverse domain name hijacking win of the week. Earlier this week, he got an RDNH for his client in the GoToHale.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Owner of vgw .co tries to reverse hijack matching .com
· Policy & LawDomain owner registered the domain many years before Complainant existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that the online gambling company that uses vgw.co for its website tried to reverse domain name hijack ... Continue Reading4 Comments
